Work to improve and modernise the Ramoncillos, Guapa, Acebuchal and Madroño tunnels on the A-7 motorway in Granada province is progressing, with the aim of equipping them with the necessary safety equipment required by European regulations.

The total budget for the project is 16.26 million euro (VAT included), which comes from European funds under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilence Plan (PRTR).

The Almeria carriageway is currently closed. There is a contraflow, meaning that traffic is directed to the Malaga carriageway from kilometres 872.71 and 868.2.

The next step of the project will include a number of controlled blasting work to create new sections of the Madroño and Acebuchal tunnels meaning that from Monday 2 until Friday 27 March, traffic will not be able to enter the tunnels for an estimated 15 minutes between 10am and 1pm or 2.30 and 4.30pm, each day (with a maximum of one closure per day).

The existing road closure in the direction of Almería is expected to continue until mid-April. The road closures will be marked and carried out according to the schedule set forth by the Directorate-General for Traffic.